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God, Don’t Let Me Die in Louisiana – Part I

Posted on December 8, 2011 by Thestrugglershandbook

Whenever my family and I would visit DeRidder, Louisiana, we would stay with my dad’s father, Charles A. Peddy. To me, he was Papa (pronounced “Paw-Paw”; no doubt a function of dialect). Papa was a small man, maybe 5’5″ tall, and one … Continue reading →

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Driving West Texas: A State Colo-rectal Exam

Posted on December 4, 2011 by Thestrugglershandbook

During high school and college, I would on occasion and at the behest of my father, go along on road trips from Tucson to DeRidder, Louisiana to see his family. Either my older brother, sister or both would come as well. The trip … Continue reading →

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My First Car

Posted on November 29, 2011 by Thestrugglershandbook

Racy Red; mine was Grandma Gray My first car was a two door 1971 Toyota Corolla. I paid four hundred dollars for it, which in 1981 was, I believe, four hundred dollars. Even back then, for that kind of money you … Continue reading →

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Scary Arizona – Don’t Come Here!, Part I

Posted on November 7, 2011 by Thestrugglershandbook

Thanks to our wonderful ambassador of goodwill, Governor Jan Brewer, who looks like a Dio de los Muertos( Day of the Dead )Barbie doll, Arizona is already known to be too dangerous to even visit, much less reside in.  According to her, our … Continue reading →

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